Chapter 10 of Boris Lensky is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Boris Lensky is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly. "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come. The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you! I thank you!" XXIX.
Chapter 10 of Boris Lensky is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “"I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!”
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “"I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “"I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.”
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading “The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I thank you!"”
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flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "I hope for a good result," murmured Nita embarrassedly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thank you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others have run away, all, as if the pest had broken out in the house; and you, you have come--you!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading XXIX.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I do not," said he, harshly; then detaining her, he adds: "But it was good in you to come.
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